Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 3, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIll—NO. 293, - POPULATION 9 29,685 & AWICH, CONN.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1921 14 PAGES—98 COLUMNS {L0YD GEORGE | DECIDES T0 ATTEND ARMS CONFERENCE British Premier is Definitely Planning to Leave England De- cember 12—Impression Prevails in Washington That that Conference Proceedings Are Being “Soft Pedaled” So That Lloyd George Might Join in the Deliberations— An Eventuality That M ght Prevent Sailing of British Premier Would Be Failure of France and Great Britain to Reach a United Policy Regarding German Repara- vd George, it was learned this afternocon, is definitely plan- ning to leave Engiand for the ited States Dec. 12 to attend the Washing- ton conference. It is understood Mr. Lloyd George is planning to make the trio to Washing- ton in the balief that the apparent i passe in the Irish. negotiations is ohe which time may help t» eolve. An event- uality which mizht conceivably offer greater chstacles to the premier's early journey to America i< the nacessity for « ‘afd Great Pritain to formulate arer and more united poli~y regaril- ing Germion reparations, which are under- =%0d to have reached an acute stage in France and % be fraught with many dif- f s for Rremfer Briand. What transrires when he French pre- mier reports fo the chamber of deputies is considered more Mkely to determine 1 George's chances of adhering to Lioyad his salllng plans than the prospects of =ome pew and decdsive turn In Irish af- i vernment officials pointed out today at neither Ulster nor Sinn Fein were ely to be willing to take the conia- ces should Mr. Llovd George be pre- belr account. The reported plans of the British dol- egates ™w attendire the Washington conference to @0 to New York on Mon- are (nterpreted here as hefr reluctanca te make sn far tentatively ington. bindiz= amd final becauss the nossibhity of Mr. Liova Georzes participating in final conclusons. There was an Imorestion in officlals cifcles here today that the pro~edings of the Washingtln gathering were teing “woft pedaled” In consequence of ths re- t of W rd from London that the Brit- premier might soon loin in the Wash- ington deliberations. >y the dect- arrived at in IMPORTANT MEETING OF DAIL CABINET IN DUBLIN TODAY London. Dee. 2.—(By the A. P)—The eves of ose Intercsted in Ireland P 1 on Dublin, s=at of the n ann. ag they were early in ton wazkaq Belfasi, the eenter of Ulsterizm AT fe Sian Fein peace drlegates pow London ta mest with the Dail sine* tomorrow for considera- eegovernment’'s lates propos: ement of the ag--long strife Te- nzland and Ulster and, southern eann n of 1} is, also possible ask the Dail 1d eonsent that the delegates cabinet whether 1% to adjornment of the ne- er certain period in the hope that time might bring the two sides cy-ser ireidentally rermit Pre- orze to attend the Wash- conference, which, it is suggest-, tends to o no matter what the of the negotiations. tiations for sult The Sinn Fein -d-legates went home vt at all onthmist'e rezarding the deeis =ion of their cabinet. They themsedv=s do not think the new proposals are arc- table, and regard it 28 unlikely that Bamonn De alera and tha other members of the Dal Bireann have so far changed their minds reeardinz what they contend ghte as to agree to the 1 sal ; There ix some differenca of op'non re- soectine renewal of armed strife should e trice Be denounced. Offfcia’s on es declare that It woull not be to keep the Irish republican ¥ and en-wn forees from clashing, and view is endors-d hy some of the re- -an army officers who are vistiinz possthie ynd On the other hard, husiness and profes- #lonal men in Trish towns and land own- ers and merchants in the country, who have #en actual warfare canmot brinz emselves th helieve the government wil risk. as they put it losing the sympatsy of the outside world by starting to “clear up” Ireland, or that the men of epublican army, who habe had six months' comfort, velantarily whuld go back to the hills. SUBSTANCE OF THE NEW PROFPOSALS TO IRELAND 2 1 ndon, e Dec. 2.—According to The Lon- Times' parMamentary corresponden rnment’s new proposals concern- ing Ireland include that allegiance shall be sworn to the Irish free state, to the nmonwealth of nations known as the sh Empira and to head of that community of nations. corressondent adds that 1l provide that thers shall be > en- lownments of reliz'on and no rel'glous tests in the appointment of public officers. Ulster would have ar antonomous fin- \l administration, ‘entire control ot he northern eivfl service, collect revenues and customs In he rown area and, afte- deducting the amount dué ite=lf on a pop. ulation basls, hand over the balance to The the all-Treland parliament. A general clection In Ireland woula precede the establishment ®f the all-Ir-land parda- but thers whuld be no election in T unless it was ordered by the U ter government. The corresponcenf siys those in closs touch with the delegation estimate that the chances are 3 to 2 against acceptance of the proposal,, TO INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON LONDONDERDY JAIL Dublin Dec. 2—(By the A. P.)—The publicity department of the Dail Eire- ann [anmourves thaf an Lives/gation into tie attack on the Londonderry jail this morning has ben orilered, and if It is pAived that members of the repiblican army wer: implicated, ssvere aisciplin- ary action will taken against those re- sponsiple. Reference is made in the an- nouncement to_the recant instructions to all units of the republean army, in which it was pointed out that attempts to res- cue prisoners eonstituted a breach of the truce. It adde, 'rwever that sich tragio in- ridents as the deaths of Alderman Barr. and of Constadies Gor- at Ballykinlar, the procosals | pects under conditions of exceptional hardship ‘during t entruce,” and empha- sizes the fact that thess imorisonments a-nstitute the greatest menace to th truce. POSSIBILITY OF A RENEWAL OF WARFARE IN IRELAND Dublin, Dec. 2—(pmmenting on discus- sions going on In the British press over the possibility of a renewal of warfare in Ireland the Irish Bulletin, officlal organ of the Dail Elreann, says: “The people of Ircland don’t want war and are not lkely o be forced into war. If their lberties are attacked they wi'l resist passively and if passive resistance becomes impossible they wHi resist ac- tively 'Buf in either cae they will not easfly be comoelled to surrender their right to freedom.” MICHAEL COLLINS HAD INTERVIEW WITH LLOYD GEORGE London, De¢. 2.—(By the A. P.)—Prime Minister Lloyd George aszain got in touch with the Sinn Fein representation here late todzy but on what phase I'f the sit- uation it did not appear. The member of ‘the delegatfon who saw the premier was Michael Collins, who at five o'cloek had an interview with Mr. Llov2 George and Sir Robert Frse chancellor of the exchequer. It s understood that the visit to premier and chancel'or was made on the initlative of Mr. Coliins, who {s the Dail_Eireann finance ministar, and was for tite purpose of gétting further expl~ natfons of the financial clavses’bf the government's new peace proposal. EAMONN DEVALERA IS RETURNING TO PUBLIN Dubin, @ec. 2—(By the A. P.)—Ea- monn De Valera ani min‘stor of d-fense, Charles Burgess eozether with Chief of Staff of the Irish Republ'can Army Mul- cahy, Wil return to Dublin immediately fif m West freland;- where Mr. De Va- Morse Requested to Return From France: Attorney General Daugherty Cables Financier: “Take First Boat”. ‘Washington, Dec. 2.—Attorney General Daugherty. tonight cabled to Charles W. Morse of New York, now at Havre, France, to take the first boat back to the United States. “Desired you return immediately,” the cable read. “Take first boat.” Mr. Daugherty’s cable was sent in re- | Ply to one from Mr. Morse which said: “Came here to consult my physician regarding operation. Written. Be/glad return when you desire.” Charges that “a deliberate effort has been made to persecute and defame Mr, Morse” were made in a formal statement tonight by his attorney, Wilton J. Lam- bert. g “As far as he or his counsel have heen advised,” he said. “there never has been even a warrant issued against him. ne grand jury has been asked to indict him, and, from the official statement of the de. partment of justice, the facts not as yet been presented to that department.” Mr. Lambert declared after a confer- ence with two sons of Mr. Morse that he had been authorized by the Morses to tender to the attorney genkral or the department of justice their /willingness to submit without any qualification to any hearing which the government may be willing to accord him. WILLING TO RETURN; WOULD FIGHT EXTRADITION Havre, Dec. 2 (By the A. P.) —Charles W. Morse, ‘American _shipbuilder and financier, arrived at Havre today from New York on the steamer Paris, but was detained fo ra time aboard the vessel by request of the American consulate. Re- fore the vessel arrived at her berth, Mr. Morse, who had heard that his presence | “vas desired in the United States in con- nection with the investigation of ship- building contracts during the war, de- clared he was willlng to return volun- tarily. . Tater,: while having luncheon aboard the liner with Pollce Commissioner Fabi- ani, he made it clear that if.arrested ha would fight extradition, but if allowed to return of his own free will he was ready to start back at once. Permission for the American shipbuild- Arhuckle’s Fatein The Hands of Jury Retired Yesterday at 4:15 p. m. After Hearing of Three Weeks. s San Francisco, Dec. 2.—The slaughter ease of Roscoe C. went to the jury at 415 9. m. Arbuckle is accused ,of having fatally iinjured Miss Virginia Rappe, a motion | picture actress, during a party In his room in the Hotel St Francis, Septem- ber fifth, The case has occupled the court for approximately three weeks. Todaw's en- j tire session wag taken up with final arguments, instructions to the jury and jury deliberations. Gavin McNab. chief defense counsel, opened the session today with a contin- uation of his closing argument. He was |folloyed by Milton U'Ren. assistant dis- trict attorney, whose summing up last- ed nearly an hour. 4 The court room was crowded through- out the day and the adjoining corridors also held an anxious crusking crowd. Arbuckle appeared to show deep inter- est in the arguments. . -McNah attacked what he termed the “imprisonment” of two prosecution’ wit- nesses, Miss Zeh Pfovost and Miss Allce Blake show girls, by the district attor- ney “in order to coerce them into giving testimony beneficial to the prosecution’s cause.” man- Arbuckle en referred to Arbuckle as a “Belshazzar sitting on his throne and pouring wine”' during the party in the Hotel St. Francis. Asked at the cessation of final argu- iments what his funture plans were, Ar- | buckle said he would make no statement | “until the thing is out of the way,” The prosecution reiterated its hope for a speedy conviction. Alternate Juror Hopnkins sald that the jury had been watched closer than any jother in San Francisco for 25 years. “They censored our mail both incoming and outgoing” he sald. “We each had a separate room at the hotel where we were watched llke hawks by four depuy sheriffs:" Hopkins told a revresentative of the San Francisco Call that in his opinion the prosecution had “failed to prove its case and the jury would be four or five hours in reaching a verdlct. At 9.15 p. m. when the jury In the ing manner: “I hastened into a barber shop be shaved in five minutes. ‘Yep!’ applied the soap. plving his soap brush. lera has been defilvering specches, for the meeting of th Dail Fircann cabinet to- morrow afternoon. It is exvected that all mambers of the DaliaEireann wi present. Before Jeaving Ennis for DubHn this eveninz Mr. De Valera in a siesch saii: “We are not mow d:pending npon idle resalut¥ ns, but vpon the determination tn our hearts that we will never bend the kniee to the rule of any forelzn nation.” | 1 ULSTERITES TAKE CO OF ST NTROL FEIN COURT Belfast, Dec. 2—The TUlster govern- ment today made itd first move for dezi- ing with rccaleitrant loca authorities. (As a result of a decision wf the Tyrone county council to deal with the Dail Eire- arQ pol'ee today entered the Omazh ¢ourt house, took entire possession of the build- ing and placed guards at all entrances. BRIAND READY TO MEET THE BRITISH SECRETARY Paris, Dec. 2.—(By The A. P.)—Pre- mier Briand is ready to meet Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, the British secre- tary of state for forelen affairs, and discuss Angora -and other questions ex- isting between France and Great Bri- tain, the French premier told the news- paper men whom he received this ev- ening following his return to Paris. He had been asked his attitude regarding Lord Curzon's suggestion of a meeting in Paris between representatives - of France, Great RBritain and TItaly, to be followed by a gathering of the supreme council. A8 to the latter contingency M. Briand sald that if any grave prob- lem arose, such as a new reparations plan, he would not oppose another meet- ing of the supreme council. M. Briand declined to comment on the discussion concerning a moratorium for Germany. He said the council of minis- ters would meet tomorrow to take up the current situation. He mad it clear that he did not see any objection to Great Britain discuesing with German represen- tatives plans for the delivery in kind of Great Britain's share in the repara- tions, as this was only following the example of France. M. Briand expressed the belief that the Washington conference would not take up the reparations question, de- ring that its ggenda already was fill- ed. The French ministerial eouncil ig ex- pected to discuss reparations, the Ger- man moratorinm and the Angora treaty at tomorrow's session. In official circles the bellef is expressed that it is likely the meeting proposed hy Lord Curzon will be held at the end of next week. CAN'T RECALL NAMES OF 11 OF HER 15 HUSBANDS Chicago, Dec. 2.—Hslen Ferguson Drexler of Waukegan, Illinois, daughter of a Brookln, N. Y., family, who ad- mite she is a “nut on soldiers and safl- ors, but don’t like marines,” is in a cell at the county jail trying to recall the names of 11 of her 15 husbands. She lost track of their names after the third, whose name she bears, she said. Equipped with one baby and a pen- }hant for hero husbands, the government alleges Mr. Drexler has collected as high ( as $400 a month In soldler's allotment from the government for the last three years. The baby was listed as the child of each successlve husband ard drew an allotment, too. FIGHT IN KANSAS AGAINST PACKING PLANT STRIKE Topeka, Kas., Dec. 2.—The first move of the Kansas court of industrial rela- tions to fight the threatened nation-wide paoking plant strike, insofar as it affects way of shaving myself in a hun e mind: Lathering is to shaving ve or_to sell goods with less trouble. They don’t use enough advertising They don’t apply enough adver tising columns. It goes the past week: Use Advertising Enough To Get Results There is an interesting observation made in regard to advertising by B. C. Forbes, a business specialist, which he presents in the follow- the job was over in a jiffy and I caught my train. ‘hiswineident; for some reason or other, begot this thought in my sing lather. You cannot get your groundwork for advertising and desired re- sults in Norwich anq vicinity without the use of the Bulletin’s adver- to_the home and reaches the people. The following matter has appeared in its news columns during the other day and asked if T eould was the reply. The barberquickly ). He began lathering and lathering, and kept on lathering until I felt sure I would miss my train. Still he kept on I was saving to myself, ‘Why doesn't he quit this process and get busy with his razor? That would have been my ~ When he finally toek up his razar much thé same as advertising is to selling. If you do enough preliminary work and do it properly so that ground work has been thoroughly prepared, then the resistance is greatly reduced, and it is possible to either shave with less trouble, A good many business men are as foolish as I would have been in trying to shave myself in a hurry. before starting to try to get results. Is it not s0?” ' Bulletin Telegraph Lozal General Total Saturday, Nov. 26 38 163 344 595 Nov. 28 87 % 303 481 : Nov. 29. 83 106 210 399 Wedneésday, Nov. 30. 91 105 366 486 ‘Thursday, Dec. 1. 92 90 306 488 Friday, Dec. 2. 98 108 308 514 S Ee e Bl 539 668 1837 som4 er to leave the steamer came after a con- ference which the police officials had with the American consul general, Au- gustus B. Ingram. Mr. Morse went to a hotel, where it is understood he will remain until the steamer Paris sails for New, York. Mr. Morse has been “requested to r turn to America as an undesirable alien,” was the official explanation made by the French police officials at Havre tonight. They expressed a desire to make it plain that they had not entered into the merits of the case, but as Com- missioner Fabiani said: “The American government's wishes are orders for us.” The police admitted that they did not have a warrant for Mr. Morse's arrest, but asserted that the request for his de- tention had come from the American consulate, which in turn received the in- structions from the American embassy at Paris by telephone late Thursday night. “They are {rying to convert a civil case into a crimindl charge” Mr. Morse told The Asoclated Press correspondent while he was having lunch with Commissioner Fabiani on the steamer, “This so-called investigation has been going on in Wash- Ington since July. I haye been in Wash- ington twice since that time, but this case must come ont of a clear sky by wireless while I am fifteen hundred miles away from home. “There s no mystery about my trip to Europe. , I have come here to consuit Professor Machiafava of Rome, formerly physician to the pope. An X-ray taken a few months ago, proof of which is available at the naval observatory at ‘Washington, showed that my left kidney is full of stones. An operation was de- cided upon to remove the organ, but I desired to consult Professor Machiafava before permitting the doctors to cut me up. “I intended golng Yo Wiesbaden, but I am ready to return to America immedi- ately to fight this case, even should my life depend upon it.” Displaying a copy of a wireless me sage which he sent to Washington thi morning, the financier declared: “I fail to see why Charles . Morse is more clogely interested in the affairs of the Virginia Shipbuilding company thar its president, directors and advisers. The shipping board has received its ships back from us, now f wants its money besides.” The case invotved about twenty million dollars, Mr. Morse sald, which should be settled through the civil courts. He h retained an American lawyer in Paris to defend his interests. e Kaneas, will be made tomorrow when a preliminary hearing will be held at Kan- ®sas City, Kans. Sixty-seven union offi- clals, district and local, have been sum- moned to appear. A section of the industrial court law provides that sirikes may not be Ccalled in Industries ciassed as vital to the pub- Ue wolfare. Z G T T T . Two fishermen were slightly injured and damage estimated at $50,000 was caused in a fire which partially destroy- ed a four story brick building occupied by the Bloom Waist Stock Company, in the North Bnd, Boston. = Roscoe C. Arbuckle manslaughter case had been odt of the court room five hours their verdict to all outward appearances wag as distant as ever. Actvally the jury had been deliberating only about haif the time, however, as it took a recess of two and a half hours for dinner. Hundreds crowded the court “oom and adjourning corridors after the dinner pe- riod and the door leading into the jury room was barricaded on the outside by a table and several chairs to keep the crowd away from it. Arbuckle- appeared nervous andgpaced in and out of the court room. He had lit- tle to say. PRESIDENT TO COMMENT ON SUR-TAX MAXIMUM LEVIES Washington, Dec. 2.—Sur-tax provisions of the existing revenue law imposinz maximum levies of 50 per cent. on in- comes are expected to.be the subject of comment in President Harding's messaze 1> the new congress conveming December fitth. President Harding prior to pass- age of the act, stronzly recommended that the maximum sur-tax be reduced,to 40 per cent. as a compromise between the house and senate sugzestlons. Tarifi matters, it was reiterated today, may be expected to occupy a prominent place in the dymmunication. In connee- tion with this subject, one recommenda- tion which has ben forecast would ask that the oresident be glven discretionary power in applying the American valua- tion basis to. meet specific. import situa- tions which required speclal treatment. It was the bellef In best informed clr- cles that Mr. Harding thought this auld best be accomplisied by authori ing the greatest possible flextbility in the use of this basls of affixing dutes. The Wood-Forbes renort on the Phlip- pines probably will be referred te by Presdent Harding but it is sald he will not re-enforce its recommondations at this time with the spceific | request that angress modify the legislative rowe-s now possessed by the Philippine govern- ment. 2o The Philippine delezates to the Amerl- can congress and other representativeg of the Philippine people would be heard be- fore the Wood-Forbes suggestions vr sub- stitutes for them will be adorted. TWO ATUTOS DEMOLISHED; MAN IN DYING CONDITION South Norwalk, Dec. 2.—Georze DIl- worth of Westport is in a dying ¢ondition at the Norwalk hospitai and Angelo Mace of this city is held by the Westport po- dice, following an Jaccident early this afternoon at Nash's corner, West:brt; near the spot where several months ago two New York men were kil'ed. Automo- biles driven by Mace and Dilworth met ‘head-on on the curve at Nash's corner when B th were. being driven at a hish r,a‘t'e of speed. Both oars were demolish- CABLED PARAGRAPHS Captain William A. Drake, chief federal -arohdritd enforcement officer of New Jersey, with office at Newark, resis:ed. According to the United States Bioloz- ical Survey there are probably less than 500 wolves. Belgian Catholic party s lost its con- trol in the senae in the provincial elec- tions, Ralph Day succeeded E. C. Yellowley as federal prihibition dir2ctor in New York state. Mexican chamber of commerce was in- conporated under the laws of tie state of New York. Otto H. Kahn and Mortimer L. Schiff resigned from the board of directors of the Untn Pacific Raflroad. Franeis Wilson, actor, 1is ill at St John’s hospital in St. Louis. He took cold and bladder trouble devel-ped. The United States destroyer De Long, went aground ten miles south of the en- trance to San Francisco harbor. A medical unit of the Reserve Officers’ Training corps is to be established at the Harvard Medical school. The Chapel Street Baptist chureh in when the Japanese auxiliary Kiun Marui foundered 200 miles off Cape Flattery, says a Vancouver dispatch. The Kiling If an American oltizen named Hartmix at Santa®Cruz, Bolivia, November 29, was reported to the state department from Las Pas. Wholesale grocers Joined i opposing modification of the consent decree which prevents meat oackers from marketing side line food products. Reports of a merger uf seven or more of the independent stesl companies is con- templated were confirmed in the financial district in New ork. Russell H. Chittenden, for nearliy 25 vears director of Sheffield Scientific school, Yale University, will retire next June, it was anrunced. A guit attacking the anti-besr Jaw as unconstitutional has been filed in fed- eral court by the Falstaff corporation a iSL Louls brewery. Charjes Marffnez, manager of a cigar store in Ansonia. and a highly respected resident, ended his life by hanging in a : rear room at the store. Seven workmen were severely scald- ed when a plug in the boller of the steamship Everett, undergoing repairs at East Boston, blew out. Moosehead Lake, Me., is closed to navigation, a cold snap patting the seal of winter on Maine's ‘bigest ‘intand sea. Last vear the lake closed December 10. - T American Petrolenm . Institute announc- es daily average gross crude oil produc- tion for week ended Nov. 26 totaled 1. 327,880 barrels, compared with 1,294,150 fbarrels for previous week. The police. raided the home of Isaac Gurland on the old Bridgeport road and seized a still valued at $1,500 and a quantity of liquor. Gurland and Louis Proud of New York were arrested. Five thousand needle employed by the Chicago Cloak and Suit Manufacturers’ Association walked out because of a new system f plecework pay. trades workers The crew of 250 men on the steamiship New Yirk filed comolaint against the Pol- ish Narvigation Co. for $68.000, wages they claim_due them since last October. The New York was bought by Worden & Ci of New York, on Nov. 17. Major General C. €. Willlams, chlef of ordinance who has been a member of French Leglon of *Dnor for some time, was promoted to *he grale -f commander by a represer:atize of the French em- bassy at Washingty An $8,000,000 bond Issue offered by the city of Chicago two weeks azo to meet a defeit In the clty’s revenues in 1920 was taken from the market when a lone bld was withdrawn. Fire damaged the plant of the F. Weh- | r comrany, manufaeturers of art materi- als, on Buttonwoed street, Philade'phia. to the extent if $500,000. A number of fire- men were overd‘me by smoke. The steel steamship Callao, formerly a German cargo and odassenger ship «<but later an army transport, was sold by the shippinb board to RBj:bert Dollar of San Francisco for $375,000 cash. The Massachusetts supreme court ap- proved a dividend of 50 per cent. to de- positors-in the savings department of the Hanover Trust Company, Boston, closed a year ago. It is reported the money will be paid before Christmas. Practleally bottomless, as the result of of being dashed for ba'f a mile over one of tha Bahama Reefs during a s‘orm e i e, Asche arrived in New York in tow wreckers. A profit-sharing plan for emplores will be put into effect son by the Plerce Ofl Corporation, the latter annéunced. Subscriptions totaling 70,000 were receiv- ed by thy company from operation of- ficials and emplyes. Lulu Mayfleld, grand chamnion »f the international livestock show, in Chicago, £old at $1.10 a pound. The’heifer, Entor- ed by the University of Calif-rnia weizh- ed 1,220 pounds. Last year's champion sold at $1,75 a pound. ARMOUR & (0. EMPLOYES TO GO ON STRIKE MONDAY Chicago, Dec. 2.—All employes of Ar- mour & Co. who go on strike next Mon- day in accordance with the order of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Wormen of North America will lose their jobs and place themselves beyond Lhe protection of the plant conference board and divisional committees, This statement was made today in res- olutions sdopted by the Chicago plant conference board and divisional commit- tee of the Armour plant. Union offictals asserted that between 90 and 95 per cent. of their men would walk out Monday and continued plans to maRe the strike effective. Representatives of the packers were Inclined not to' take the strike seriously, asserting that the plants would continue to operate, while some even expressed on Octber 26, the tank ‘steamshin F. r\; of PRICE TWO CENTS COMING TOGETHERONTHE * QUESTION OF NAVAL RATIO Result of Conference Between the Representatives of the Unit- ed States, Great Britain and Japan is Described as “Very Favorable”—Japanese Delegation Immediately Began Communicating With Tokio—Chinese and Japaness Del egates Discussed the Question of Shantung. ‘Washington, Dec. 2—(By The A. P.)— A new stage in the negothtions over the question of naval ratio, described as ‘very favorable,” is understood to have becn reached at tonight's conference be- tween the representatives of the United States, Great Britain and Japan. After the conference between Secre- tary Hughes, Admiral Baron Kato and Arthur J. Balfour was concluded, the Janpanse delegation ImmecicAviy began communicating with Toklo, This official communique was issued: East Gloucester, Mass, was destroved | “Arthur J. Balfour, Admira’ Kato and by fire. Secretary Hughes met at the state de- - partment thia afternoon and had an ex- Army committee of the Ttalian chamber | tended interview with respect 15 the na- of deputies decided to recommend that | val propos: No comment on the in. compulsory military training be limited | terview can be made at this time.” fo one’year in the futurs. The conference lasted about two hours @|and intimations were given at its con- Five Japanese gailors lost thelr lives |clusion that basis existed for some op- timism. One delegation spokesman re-. ferred to it as one of the most import- ant discussions yef held which would meAn much to the success of the con- ference as a whole. The resit was “most favorable” he added. COMMUNIQUE BY CHINESE AND JANANESE DELEGATES Washington, Dec. 2—(By The A. P.) ~The following communique was issued tonight after tho meeting. of the Chin- ese and Japanese delegates to discuss the ion of Shantung: sued by the Chinese and Japanese delegates. “At the first meeting of the Chinese and Japanese delegates held yesterday at the Pan-American building relative to the question of Shantung andIn response to the opening remarks of Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour expressing their gratl- fication in the acceptance on the part of China and Japan of thelr good of- fices and their desire to extend their friendly intervention with a view to se- curing a falr and satisfactory arrange- ment of this question, Baron Kato and Dr. S#e replied as follows: “Japanese statement of ‘the Shantung question dellberated at the meeting of Japanese and Chinese delegates on De. cember 1. “We are sincerely fratified by the on- portunity which has been afforded us to meet with the representatives of China in an attempt to arrive at a satisfactory adjustment of the Shantung question. We cannot let this oceasion pass with- out expressing onr deen appreciation of the good offices of Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour, which has made the pres- ent meeting possible. “Japan Is eagerly looking forward to an early settlement of this long pending controversy. It ig the desire of the Jap- anese people to eliminate all cause of misunderstanding between China and Japan in order that these two neighber- Ing natlons of the Far East may live Iz future in perfect harmony. “The true and vital interests of the o natlons are in no way confilcting. It Is unforttnate that the real fissuer invoived have been very largely misun-® derstood in the public mind. The term ‘Shantung question® is itseif a misnomer. The auestion not one which affects the whole province of China. “The Important points now awalting adjustment relate only to the manner of [restoring to China an area of territory == than half of one per cent. of the antung province and alsn to the dis- Josition of the railway 200 miles long and Ite appurtenant mines, formerly un- der exclusive possession and manage- ment of the Germane. “The divergencies of opinfon between the two governments are more apparent than real. We arp hopeful that this meeting will be able to determine in common accord the essential terms of settlement, leaving the matters of de- tall or of local nature for arrangement by the commissionerg of the two govern. ments to be speclally appointed for that e. tatement by Dr. Sze on behalt of Chinese delegation: ‘Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour: T de- sire first of all to express on behalf of the Chinese delegation the sincese thanks and appreciation for the friendly and good offices that you two gentle- men have offéred on behalf of your twe countriés In brinzing about conversations with a view to a fair settlement of the Shantung auestion. ““The Shantung auestion is one of vi- tal importance to China. It is universal- Iy admitted that the condition is uneat- isfactory and that an early and gpeedy solution, fair and just and satisfactory to the desires and aspirations of the Chinese people is necessary.’ “It was agreed on the part of the twe delegations that in discussing the tung question they would take the actual facts and not the academic viewpoints as the basle of discussion which will be for the sole purposo os promoting mutual understanding and good nelzhborhood between China and Japan, and without giving ground for the least Infefences: that the discussion will be based on ths theaty arrangements which have ™ beén in dispute between these two countries or others. 1 “An inter = tion of Kiaochow-Tsinan (Tsingtao- Tsinanfu) then took nlace anfl this dis- cussion will be continued. “The next meeting will be held Mon- day afternoon.” the TRUSTEES OF WOODROW 1 WILSON FOUNDATION New York, Dec. 2.—Franklin D. Roos velt and Cleveland H. Dodge, New York: E. A. Alderman, president of the Uni- ity of Virginia; Williara Allen White, Kansas, and Mrs. Carrl> Chapman Catt, Towa, were recommended as five of the fifteen oermanent trustees of the Wooi- row Wiltn Foundation at a meeting of its national committee today. The ex- ecutlve commlites was authorized to name the other ten, The plan of organization provided that members of the board bf trustees who willl taflde gver fthe $1,000§00 @ hw- ment fund to be raised by the executive committee, shall be unlimited in their term of office. The money is to be in- vested In Unfited States’ government se- curities, or with trustees' approval in fund securities, and the annual in- d'me is to be di -d to the Jury bt Awards consistinz of twenty-five per- sons. The awards wijl be made for mer- itorious service to democracy, publle wel- fare, liberal thought or peace through justice.” The recommendations of the oommit- tee on permanent orzanization were ac- cepted with one amendment. This pro- vided that' the executive committes “should consider the possibility of mak- nz a more exacl definithn of the ser- vices for which the awards will be made, with especial relation to the words ‘1fo- eral thought,’ ™ At the end of the session, the follow- ing telegram was sent t> Woodrow Wil- o = 4 “The national committee of the Wooi- row Wilson Foundation, assemrdleq in New York today with repressntatives from every section of the country meet- ing to effect permanent organization the foundation, which bears vour name, jsend you their affectionate gre-tings and pledge themselves to carry on the ideais or hich you have s‘eadfastly fought. It was signed by, Cleveland H. Dodge and Hamilton Holt. FIRM NOTE TO GERMANY BY REPARATIONS COMMISSION Paris, According to The Temps, ns commission has sent the German government a firm note [emanding a definite reply to’ its recent communication regarding the payment of 500,000,000 gold marks due as reparations Jan. 15 and of 275,000,000 gold marks due Feb. 15, 3 The note, says The Temps, declares the commission is persuaded that Germany’s present difficulties are' financial rather than econont’c and tha tthe fall in the value of the mark was due to the failure of the German government to take timely It strongly to take steps to balance the budget. urges the German government without delay the r g store the financial MUST EXPLAIN RELEASE OF STATE POLICEMAN CLEVELAND _— Bridgeport, Dec. 2.—Judge George H Vosburgh has ordered Sergeant of State Police: Frank Vircll to appear. Iy the city court at Norwalk next Tuesday, to explain why he -ordered the release of State Policeman Hervert W. Cleveland, arrested in a Thanksgiving day raid Norwalk, it was learned today. Virelli claims that Cleveland was used to secur: evidence in the cas \ . South Norwalk, Dec. 2.—Judge George H. Vosburgh stated to The Associated Presg today that there was abslutely no truth in the report that he had, orderad Sergeant Frank Virellf of the state po- doubt that ke strike would occur, . |lice to appear in the city court before him. house at Fall River, Mam. s - of | COURT FREES ANOTHER BIRTH CONTROL ADVOCATE New. York, Dec. 2.—The Americin Birth Control league scared its second victory over the police late today when Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rublee, vice presi« dent of the league, was discharged by Magistrate Hatting a few hours after she had been arrested on a charge of violat- ing the law prohibiting dissemination of birth control information. Mrs. Rublee was arrested while testi« fying a ta hearing before Chief Inspector Lahey into the causes that led the police to break up a Tecent birth control meet« ing at Town hall and to arrest twe speakers. Much mystery was thrown by pelice officials about the arrest of Mrs Rubles. The hearing at which she was arrested was held behind closed doors and the only information ady official presest would give was that the arrest had beea made. Versions of eye witnesses differ« ed. Mrs. Anne Kennedy, secretary of the league, said the arrest was made at the direction of Assistant Corporation Counsel Dolphin, Mr. Dolphin denied this. He was quoted as declaring, how- ever, that he had heard Mrs. Rubles “confess a crime.” Patrolman Thomas J. Murphy, whe was present in the role of official stenog~ rapher, afinounced he had made the ar- s own responsibility. ioner Lahey, the ranking jolice officer present, declined to be interviewed. According to the story of Mrs. Kenne- dy, which was corroborated by other birth -control advocates present, Mrs. Rublee had answered but two gquestions when she was informed she was under arrest. .These questions, Mrs. Kemnedy said, were whether she had been present jat the meeting which the police raided and whether she had read penal statute +No. 112, dealing with dissemination of ) birth control information. She answered both questions im the affirmative, Mra: Kennedy eaid. and then was arrested. PRINCE OF WALES HAS ARRIVED AT BIEANER Bikaner, British India, Dec. 2.—The Prince of Wales arrived here today.”He was received at the rallroad station by the Maharajah Sir Gangha Singh. The populace was most enthusiastic in its re- ception of the prince during, the drive to the Lallgarh palace. OBITUARY. Dr. Charles W.. Swan. New Haven, Dec. 2.—The death of Dr. Charles W. Swan, retired physician and widely known botanist, wag announced here tonight. He died yesterday at the home of his daughter in Branford. Dr. Swan was born in Lowell, Mass., 85 years ago. He was graduated fro Harvard in 1360 and was taking .a med- lcal course when the Civil war broke out. He served through the war, being a surgeon on a warship when hostilities ended. For many years he was sec- of the Massachusetts Medical.so- He was a charter member of the New England Botanical club and ' did much research work after his retire- ment from active pihctice. " James H. Bowker. Meriden, Dec. 2.—James H. Bowker, 73, former proprietor of the Winthrog hotel in this city. died at the hotel this morning after a iong iliness. Mr. Bowker had been engaged in the hotel business in New England since he was 18 years of age, In 1883 with his brother, George H. Bowker, who died six years. ago, he started the Winthrop, and at about the same time they ‘opened the Hotel Hamll- ton In Holyoke, Mass, and the